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Where Rivers Run, a National Geographic MapMaker activity. YouTube video by Tom Baker - GIS education

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🏫 Teachers - looking for a free surface water 💧 activity that uses digital mapping tools 📍 to ramp up student engagement 😃 ? Take a look. 👀 #school #teachers #geography #earth #GIS

Using a game controller to navigate the National Geographic MapMaker by Esri YouTube video by Tom Baker - GIS education

Fun idea: Using a game controller to navigate around the National Geographic MapMaker (or any Esri app using the 3d Scene Viewer).

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#GIS #geography #APHG #earth #schools #learning

Excellence in teaching with geospatial technologies in K12 schools YouTube video by Tom Baker - GIS education

Sometimes I'm asked about the research/work I do with GIS and high school students. This video is a great explainer... I am part of the Lehigh team, mentioned towards the end...

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Thanks to Tom Baker at Esri, for making this!

Exploring strange places around the world in the National Geographic MapMaker YouTube video by Tom Baker - GIS education

Exploring strange places in National Geographic MapMaker. youtube.com/shorts/6P3v5...
#geography #GIS #education #schools #teachers

One of the most powerful features in Esri’s 3D viewers, like Scene and the National Geographic MapMaker is the Daylight tool – at least in my opinion.
community.esri.com/t5/education.... #geography #worldgeography #APHG #teachers #schools #classrooms #GIS

Teaching erosional concepts with MapMaker Some landforms are shaped over time through the geomorphic process of erosion. #GIS #earthscience #teachers #geography #educators

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Teaching topography (September's Earth science resource) Teaching topography and topographic maps are important in Earth science and physical geography; it builds a foundation for understanding how the surface of the Earth shapes natural processes, ecosyste...

New blog: Teaching topography (September's Earth science resource) community.esri.com/t5/education... Free software and materials for the geography and earth science classroom.

The ArcGIS for Schools Bundle license period has been extended. Learn more: community.esri.com/t5/education... #GIS #geography #K12 #APHG #edtech

Developing a STEM & SPED Learning Program for High Schools Faculty at the University of North Georgia developed a program called GeoEd, introducing high school STEM and SPED teachers and students to GIS and geoscience.

GIS and special education teacher training program in Georgia. www.esri.com/en-us/lg/ind... #STEM #science #teachers #GIS

Get the kids outside this spring with GIS! As spring rolls across the northern hemisphere, many students (and teachers) long to get outdoors.  It’s a great opportunity to engage kids in field data work.  +++ Ask the question Whether the teache...

Teachers: Get the kids outside this spring with GIS! community.esri.com/t5/education...

There are  groups of data librarians, researchers working on a efforts to quickly triage and move US federal data to safer sites. Most of the data to DataLumos Project- www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
Environmental data - envirodatagov.org
More info - www.datarescueproject.org #GIS #geography

"The US Board on Geographic Names (BGN) has changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America." The link is a good overview of the processes and systems engaged to affect the name changes on maps and spatial data from the US. www.sco.wisc.edu/2025/02/11/f...

Spatial Thinking: Inspiring Action through Place-Based Solutions - National Geographic Society This funding opportunity supports projects that identify a challenge related to a specific place and its unique conditions and leverages an educational solution using spatial thinking to enable people...

Nat Geog Society launched a request for proposals, Spatial Thinking: Inspiring Place Based Solutions - seeking proposals that identify a challenge related to a place and leverages an edu solution using spatial thinking. www.nationalgeographic.org/society/gran... #GIS #geography #edusky

Mapping your course using tutorials for MapMaker The ArcGIS Tutorials team has created a series of modules that when completed, provide a great introduction to understanding the functionality of the National Geographic MapMaker. The series is suitab...

Mapping your course using tutorials for MapMaker community.esri.com/t5/education... #maps #GIS K-12 #schools #geography #ArcGIS #Edtech

Geologist Turned Educator Gets GIS for Every West Virginia K–12 Student Dr. Erika Klose, a geologist turned educator, brings GIS technology to West Virginia’s K–12 students, enhancing learning and real-world data understanding.

Educator Gets #GIS for Every West Virginia K–12 Student! www.esri.com/en-us/lg/ind... @eklose.bsky.social #edusky #education #school #geo

Love LEGO? ❤️ Here's a fun Map of Wisconsin made with LEGOS and designed in #ArcGIS Pro
(1 brick=10 sq mi). The terrain is represented at different levels in elevation, with lakes and cities displayed.

Full map: esri.social/eBrZ50UoJwC

🗺️ 𝐴𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟: 𝐴𝑡𝑙𝑎𝑠 𝐺𝑢𝑜

Career and technical education instructors can help increase students’ job readiness by building their professional GIS skills 💼

Explore #CTE resources, certifications, and more 👉 ow.ly/q9ZZ50UI8ir

Start your Near Year off right by incorporating National Geographic MapMaker into your curriculum! #NatGeoMapMaker equips teachers & learners with carefully curated maps, data, + activities for many subjects and grade levels.

Get started: esri.social/pHht50UymCb

#MappyNewYear

Where Do Christmas Trees Grow in the US? More than 25 million #Christmas trees are harvested in the U.S. each year. www.maps.com/where-christ... #geography #climate #GIS #solstice #holidays

Maps are powerful. 🗺️ They can spark curiosity, entertain, provide insight, and even drive people to take action that unites our world.

🔸Explore a gallery of inspiring maps: esri.social/MALE50Uclr5

#GIS #academicsky #Esri

Educators! 🌟 Use this to help secondary students explore #GIS: esri.social/eGpE50UqhUZ #teachers #edusky #geography

Students will:

🔹View & identify map features & patterns
🔹Use GIS tools to analyze a problem
🔹Create a GIS web app that tells a story
🔹Describe how GIS helps people do their work

Esri Education Summit July 12–15, 2025 Join us for the Esri Education Summit in San Diego, CA. Find innovative strategies for teaching and discover how institutions are employing GIS in classrooms and across campuses.

Registration is now open for the #Esri #GIS Education Summit
taking place July 12-15, 2025 in San Diego, California. www.esri.com/en-us/about/... #geoscience #geography

The Audubon society Bird Migration Explorer is your guide to the heroic journeys made by over 450 bird species, and the challenges they face along the way. 🐦

🔸Explore the map: explorer.audubon.org/home #GIS #geography #bio #science

GIS for computer science CTE programs (JavaScript) See the role of GIS in computer science CTE. Use the spatial lens of GIS to help students in the career cluster for information technology understand data processing, display customization, and websit...

Happy Computer Science Education Week! 💻 Did you know that Esri offers a learn tutorial on GIS for computer science CTE programs? 👀 Check it out: esri.social/hH0E50Uotvp

#CSEdWeek #CTE #EduSky

Looking for free virtual field trips that use maps, #VR and 360° media? Visit a zoo, farm, battleship, train station, national parks and more. See the collection of expeditions at: esriurl.com/expeditions 🏞️ 🗽 🐮 ⚓ 🚆 #GIS #teachers #edtech #XR

A STEM educator's introduction to iNaturalist data in ArcGIS Over the summer, Esri announced that the iNaturalist observations are now available in the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World with over 800,000 naturalists who have recorded over 90 million observations...

📝 Blogged: iNaturalist data mapping in ArcGIS 3D viewer and MapMaker for #teachers. 🦃 🦉 🧸 🦊 🐿️ 🦫 See: community.esri.com/t5/education... #geography #biology #GIS #edusky

📍 Mapped: #US Home Price-to-Income Ratio By State (June 2024) Thanks @josephkerski.bsky.social www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-home-... 🗺️ So many things said and unsaid in one map. #geography #sschat #socialstudies #economics

You're looking at earthquakes from inside the Earth. 🌏 Created by Raluca Nicola with the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript.

🔸Explore the app here: esri.social/BmH650UlkeR

#ArcGIS #JavaScript #geoscience #geography #edusky

I think he is going to move straight into ArcGIS Online. His kids all have Chromebooks. For most US schools, that seems to be as close to a laptop as kids get today. #edtech? 🌅

Sweet. I must try that!